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Margaret Welsh
Margaret Welsh
Margaret M. Welsh
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margaret.welsh@bakerbotts.com
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Artificial Intelligence (AI)
Emerging Companies and Venture Capital
Environmental, Social, Governance (ESG)
Intellectual Property
Intellectual Property Litigation
International Trade Commission (ITC)
Patent Prosecution
PTAB Trials
Industries
Energy
Renewable and Clean Energy
Technology

Overview

Margaret (Maggie) Welsh is a nationally recognized patent lawyer and co-chair of the firm's Artificial Intelligence Practice Team. As tech rapidly changes our daily lives, it also creates incredible legal challenges. For companies to thrive, they need a seasoned intellectual property attorney who can handle complex and evolving technology issues. To do so, companies increasingly turn to Maggie. Blending an engineering background and extensive experience with patent litigation, patent prosecution, and due diligence, Maggie quickly digs into the weeds while keeping an eye on human interaction and business needs to craft winning strategies.

Maggie brings her passion for emerging technology to her role as a leader of the Artificial Intelligence Practice Team and host of Baker Botts’ podcast, AI Counsel Code. In these roles, she helps companies navigate the complexities of using AI and developing AI technologies. Companies rely on Maggie to spot, analyze, and manage risk, in order to offer practical solutions to business priorities. She also helps clients avoid and navigate litigation by advising on the evolving tech legal landscape and on strategic advancements for a company’s business. IAM 1000 (2024) praised Maggie for her "professionalism, hardwork and ability to identify potential risks for her clients."

In addition to her practice, Maggie serves as the firmwide head of Women In Action, which strives to encourage collaboration and promotion of women in the global workforce and specifically within the legal industry.

Admission & Affiliations

  • New York State Bar
  • District of Columbia Bar
  • United States Patent and Trademark Office
  • Intellectual Property Owners Association
  • New York Intellectual Property Law Association
  • ChIPs (Advancing Women in Tech Law & Policy)
  • J.D., Fordham University School of Law 2011
    Managing Editor, Intellectual Property, Media & Entertainment Law Journal
    Associate Editor, Fordham Moot Court Editorial Board
  • B.S., Civil Engineering, University of Virginia 2006
  • Certificate, Artificial Intelligence: Implications for Business Strategy, MIT Sloan 2023

Experience

Patent Litigation

  • DDR Holdings, LLC v. Priceline.com LLC, et al., 1-17-cv-00498 (U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware) - Representative of Priceline.com and Booking.com B.V. in patenting infringement action involving websites
  • MicroPairing Technologies LLC v. American Honda Motor Co., Inc., 2-21-cv-04034 (U.S. District Court for Central District of California) - Representation of American Honda Motor in patent infringement action involving wireless connections
  • RideShare Displays, Inc. v. Lyft, Inc., 1-20-cv-01629 (U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware) (Nov. 30, 2020) - Representation of Lyft in patent infringement action involving vehicle displays
  • Express Mobile, Inc. v. Booking.com B.V., 3-20-cv-08491 (U.S. District Court for Northern District of California) - Representation of Booking.com B.V., Priceline.com LLC, Agoda Company PTE. LTD. and Opentable, Inc. in patent infringement action involving web authoring tools
  • In the Matter of Certain Chemical Mechanical Planarization Slurries and Components Thereof (International Trade Commission Investigation No. 337-TA-1204) - Representation of CMC Materials in patent infringement investigation involving CMP slurries
  • AGIS Software Development LLC v. Samsung Electronics, Ltd and Samsung Electronics America, Inc. (U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas) - Representation of Samsung in a patent infringement action involving location sharing
  • Cypress Lake Software, Inc. v. Samsung Electronics., Ltd. (U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas) - Representation of Samsung in a patent infringement action involving smartphones and tablets
  • Ameranth, Inc. v. Grubhub, Inc. (U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California) - Representation of Grubhub in a patent infringement action involving internet-based ordering systems
  • In the Matter of Certain Magnetic Data Storage Tapes and Cartridges Containing the Same (II) (International Trade Commission Investigation No. 337-TA-1076) - Representation of Fujifilm in ITC Investigation filed by Fujifilm related to magnetic tape data storage technologies
  • In the Matter of Certain Magnetic Tape Cartridges and Components Thereof (International Trade Commission Investigation No. 337-TA-1036) - Representation of Fujifilm in ITC Investigation filed by Sony related to magnetic tape data storage technologies

Transactional

  • Provide counseling on AI Use policies for various companies
  • Provide counseling and risk assessment on development of AI tools and products
  • Representation of a medical device company in due diligence, licensing, and product clearance matters
  • Representation of a medical device company as an intellectual property attorney during its purchase of a German robotics company
  • Representation of a university in a biotech patent license negotiation
  • Representation of a consumer product packing company in forming a joint venture to settle a patent dispute
  • Representation of large technology companies in the development and management of their patent portfolios

Patent Trial And Appeal Board

  • Inter Partes Reviews of U.S. Patent Nos. 7,563,267, 8,057,493, 7,736,388, 6,461,366, 7,288,097 - Represented patent owner in IPRs related to cardiac devices where institution was denied
  • Inter Partes Review of U.S. Patent No. 6,345,779 - Represented petitioner in IPR related to data storage where an adverse inference against the patent was entered